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Commissioners approve home-repair grants, CECOG agreement and contractor services for housing rehabilitation
Summary
Mifflin County approved an Act 13 grant to a playground authority plus agreements for a 'whole home' rehabilitation program with CECOG and a services contract tied to a $350,000 HOME grant; the county expects to assist roughly 11 homes and set a $24,500 maximum per-household loan.
The Mifflin County Commissioners approved several housing-related grants and service agreements aimed at repairing and rehabilitating owner-occupied homes.
Planning Director Jim Latier described three related actions: a $11,478 Act 13 reimbursement grant to the Ross Rock Playground Authority for dugout reconstruction; a services agreement with the Central Pennsylvania Economic Opportunity Council (CECOG) to deliver a "whole home" program addressing life, health and safety repairs for income-eligible households; and a services contract with Troy Mitchell to administer aspects of a $350,000 HOME grant for single-family owner-occupied rehabilitation.
Latier said CECOG expects to address approximately 11 homes and estimated services costs of about $49,280, with $45,483 allocated for administration and delivery under the grant and the county covering remaining allowable costs from the Act 137 affordable housing trust. He said "the maximum amount per household will be $24,500" and that assistance will take the form of a five-year forgivable loan that forgives 20% per year. Latier also said there is a waiting list of roughly 30 households for housing rehabilitation services.
The board discussed timing and the need to show significant progress to the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCD) by December of the following year. Commissioners approved the CECOG services agreement and the Troy Mitchell services contract by voice vote.
These actions are funded in part by state grant resources and by county Act 137 funds for allowable local match and administrative shortfalls.
